Michalis Delavinias

Michalis Delavinias
	Michalis Delavinias
Personal information
Full name	Michail Delavinias
Date of birth	1921
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Date of death	6 November 2003 (aged 81–82)
Place of death	Athens, Greece
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1933	Enosis Agios Eleftherios
1934–1938	AEK Athens
Senior career*
Years	Team
1938−1954	AEK Athens
International career
1948–1951	Greece
1952	Greece Olympic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michalis Delavinias (Greek: Μιχάλης Δελαβίνιας; 1921 – 6 November 2003) was a Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AEK Athens. He was known by the nickname "Black cat" (Greek: "Μαύρος γάτος"), due to the fact that he usually played in a black kit.

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Delavinias started playing football in 1933, playing for the independent club of Athens, the Enosi Agios Eleftherios. In 1934 he joined the infrastructure departments of AEK Athens' academy and in 1938 with coach Kostas Negrepontis he was promoted to the first team, replacing Christos Ribas in a 3–1 against Apollon Athens. He remained at AEK Athens until the period 1954, when he stopped playing football at the age of 33. With AEK he won 2 Panhellenic Championships, 3 Cups and 4 Athens FCA Leagues including a double in 1939, He also played with the Athens Mixed Team.^[1]